THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2013-4342
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2013-4342

Xinetd vulnerability

CVSS
7.6
EPSS
6.4%
EPSS pct
93th
Exploited
No known
xinetd does not enforce the user and group configuration directives for TCPMUX services, which causes these services to be run as root and makes it easier for remote attackers to gain privileges by leveraging another vulnerability in a service.
Affected vendor
Xinetd
Affected product
Xinetd
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-264 — Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
Published
2013-10-10

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, high attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to complete impact to confidentiality, complete impact to integrity, complete impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 6.4% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 93% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2013-4342

  • Confirm whether Xinetd Xinetd is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2013-4342.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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